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A Samurai horseman waits for a parade to start after the morning ritual at Ohta Shrine ahead of the the Soma Nomaoi festival on July 25, 2015 in Minamisoma, Japan. Every summer the people of Fukushima prefecture have gathered to honor...Meer

A Samurai horseman waits for a parade to start after the morning ritual at Ohta...A Samurai horseman waits for a parade to start after the morning ritual at Ohta Shrine ahead of the the Soma Nomaoi festival on July 25, 2015 in Minamisoma, Japan. Every summer the people of Fukushima prefecture have gathered to honor the ancient traditions of the Samurai at the Soma Nomaoi festival. The festival started as a military exercise more than 1000 years ago by Taira no Kojiro Masakado the founder of the Soma Clan. The three-day Shinto festival sees more than 500 horsemen recreate ancient battle scenes from the Edo Period (1603-1869). Soma city, Minamisoma and the surrounding towns of Fukushima prefecture, famous for their samurai and horse breeding traditions were heavily affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami and the following nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. Minamisoma sits just 25 kilometers north of the nuclear power plant and residents were forced to evacuate as much of the city fell in the radiation exclusion zone. In April 2012, residents of Minamisoma were able to return to their homes after the exclusion zone was moved to 10 kilometers. The tradition of the Soma Nomaoi is extremely important to the local community, and despite the ongoing clean up operations and many of the participants losing their homes, horses and belongings, including their armor, weapons and ceremonial clothing, the festival has never been cancelled, although some events were postponed in 2011 the festival was held at full scale again in 2012 and since then has gained in momentum with local residents keen to pass on the traditions to younger generations.MinderMeer

The moon rises over people gathered on Glastonbury Tor ahead of tomorrow's Blue Moon on July 30, 2015 in Somerset, England. The full moon appearing on July 31 will be what's called a Blue Moon, which refers to the second of two full...Meer

The moon rises over people gathered on Glastonbury Tor ahead of tomorrow's Blue...The moon rises over people gathered on Glastonbury Tor ahead of tomorrow's Blue Moon on July 30, 2015 in Somerset, England. The full moon appearing on July 31 will be what's called a Blue Moon, which refers to the second of two full moons appearing in the same calendar month. The last time this happened was in 2012 and there isn't due another until 2018.MinderMeer

People enter the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) on July 30, 2015 in New York City. The Met recently announced that it drew 6.3 million visitors in the last year, the most since the New York museum began taking crowd statistics...Meer

People enter the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) on July 30, 2015 in New York...People enter the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) on July 30, 2015 in New York City. The Met recently announced that it drew 6.3 million visitors in the last year, the most since the New York museum began taking crowd statistics more than 40 years ago. Tourism in New York has continued to grow, hitting record numbers in the last few years as people flock to Manhattan and Brooklyn for the cultural institutions, nightlife and shopping.MinderMeer

In this handout photo provided by the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation, actress and activist Angelina Jolie Pitt meets meets a 90 year old woman during a visit to Ja Mai Kaung Baptist refugee camp on July 30, 2015 in Myitkyina, Myanmar....Meer

In this handout photo provided by the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation, actress and...In this handout photo provided by the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation, actress and activist Angelina Jolie Pitt meets meets a 90 year old woman during a visit to Ja Mai Kaung Baptist refugee camp on July 30, 2015 in Myitkyina, Myanmar. Angelina Jolie Pitt is a Special Envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees since her 2012 appointment.MinderMeer

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is greeted by Parliamentary leader of the Bavarian Green Party Margarete Bause upon his arrival at Munich Airport on July 30, 2015 in Munich, Germany. This is his first trip abroad since Chinese...Meer

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is greeted by Parliamentary leader of the...Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is greeted by Parliamentary leader of the Bavarian Green Party Margarete Bause upon his arrival at Munich Airport on July 30, 2015 in Munich, Germany. This is his first trip abroad since Chinese authorities put him under house arrest in 2011 and confiscated his passport without charging him with any crime. They recently returned his passport, enabling Ai Weiwei to travel to see his son, who lives in Berlin. His 6-month UK visa application, however, has been rejected because the artist failed to mention any convictions, although he has been granted a 20-day visa to attend the opening of his show in London in September.MinderMeer

An Afghan refugee woman passes out during the Pakistani officials' attempt to demolish the refugee village to conduct Islamabad's High Court's decision at a refugee village on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on July 30, 2015.

An Afghan refugee woman passes out during the Pakistani officials' attempt to...An Afghan refugee woman passes out during the Pakistani officials' attempt to demolish the refugee village to conduct Islamabad's High Court's decision at a refugee village on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on July 30, 2015.MinderMeer

Model Miranda Kerr attends the opening of the ZIMMERMANN Melrose Place Flagship...Model Miranda Kerr attends the opening of the ZIMMERMANN Melrose Place Flagship Store hosted by Nicky and Simone Zimmermann on July 29, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.MinderMeer

Yoko Ono and Bono attend Amnesty International Tapestry Honoring John Lennon...Yoko Ono and Bono attend Amnesty International Tapestry Honoring John Lennon Unveiling at Ellis Island on July 29, 2015 in New York City.MinderMeer